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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

45 Colleges
$35,575 Avg Salary
$26,019 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in North Carolina with 3,759 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Women make up 95% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed majors at ECU accumulate an average of around $22,914 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $279, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

Of the 223 students majoring in grade specific ed at Appalachian State, 12% are male and 88% are female.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from Appalachian State take out $20,639 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $220.

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Out of the 45 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

Women make up 93% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from UNCW take out $21,160 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $297, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 45 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed majors at UNC Charlotte accumulate an average of around $25,739 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $195, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

On average, grade specific ed graduates from UNC Chapel Hill take out $15,657 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Western Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in grade specific ed at WCU, 5% are male and 95% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, grade specific ed majors at WCU accumulate an average of around $23,256 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $217.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

Grade Specific Ed majors at UNC Greensboro take out an average of $22,390 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $168, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#8

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

University of Mount Olive did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Mount Olive, UMO is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 68 students majoring in grade specific ed at UMO, 1% are male and 99% are female.

Grade Specific Ed majors at UMO take out an average of $36,449 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in grade specific ed at NC State, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#10

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Elon is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Elon.

Of the 51 students majoring in grade specific ed at Elon, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,644
Tennessee 1,526
Georgia 4,845
Florida 3,339
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Mississippi 1,592
Alabama 2,521

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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